Expanding on foundational geotechnical principles, this module delves into advanced practices in geotechnical engineering, including soil behaviour, foundation design, and slope stability. It integrates modern surveying technologies such as photogrammetry, LiDAR, GPS, and drone-based mapping, with a focus on geospatial data visualisation and GIS applications. Legal and ethical dimensions of surveying are also explored, alongside sustainability themes aligned with UN SDGs, particularly in soil reuse and environmentally responsible design.

Focusing on innovation in construction, this module explores advanced materials that support sustainable, high-performance civil engineering. Students examine mechanical behaviour, durability, and environmental impact of both traditional and emerging materials, including composites, smart materials, and low-carbon alternatives. Material selection strategies are evaluated in the context of resilient and future-ready infrastructure.

This module builds on previously developed principles to explore resilient and smart infrastructure design for future urban and transport systems. Students examine resilience concepts, circular economy, and green infrastructure, alongside strategies for managing critical sectors like waste, water, and transport. Socio-technical developments such as digitalisation, decarbonisation, and decentralisation are also addressed within the context of sustainable urban transformation.

This module introduces you to a structured approach to planning/bidding, managing and controlling a project. You'll explore current practices, topics and methodologies relevant to contract and project management. You'll develop research skills for designing, planning and conducting an academic or industry-based engineering project.

This module gives you the opportunity to carry out an individual design or research and development project. It is an opportunity to gain a wider perspective of society and sustainability, while exploring project management techniques and presentation of progress, milestones and results through a variety of media.​

Designed to address sustainability in urban environments, this module introduces systems-level engineering approaches to tackle climate change, resource depletion, and rapid urbanisation. Students learn to assess environmental impacts using carbon footprint and life cycle assessment methodologies, supported by industry tools and standards. The module also explores sustainable technologies across sectors such as energy, transport, water, and waste.

Focusing on the broader commercial, legal, and organisational aspects of construction, this module explores global industry challenges, innovative business models, and collaborative project delivery. It develops advanced knowledge of BIM, NEC4 contracts, and ethical practice, while introducing key areas of construction law including contract, dispute resolution, and CDM 2015 regulations. Emphasis is placed on professional integration and sustainable governance within the built environment.

Covering key aspects of fluid mechanics and water systems, this module examines fluid behaviour in civil engineering, including hydrostatics, flow kinematics, control volume analysis, and real versus ideal fluid applications. It also introduces the design of water supply, sewage, and stormwater systems, along wastewater treatment technologies and their environmental impacts. Legal frameworks and sustainability considerations in water engineering are also explored.

This module deepens understanding of fluid using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), applied to natural environments like rivers, oceans, and the atmosphere. Students explore turbulence, wave theory, and pollutant transport, using mathematical and computational tools to model phenomena such as fluid-structure interaction or pollution dispersion. Through case studies and a final applied project, the module connects theory with real-world challenges in civil engineering.